Central Europe and Northern Eurasia Vocaulary

system in which the government controls most aspects of political and economic life

the name some geographers suggest should be used for the landmass of Europe and Asia

sea almost completely surrounded by land

treeless plain the Arctic where short grasses and mosses grow

coniferous forest found south of the tundra in Northern Eurasia

temperate grassland that is often lightly wooded, found in Europe and Asia

group of people who share such things as culture, language, and religion

a revolution without bloodshed which took place in Czechoslovakia during the late 1980s

the process of selling government owned industries and businesses to private owners

a layer of soil just below the earth's surface that stays permanently frozen

an emperor of Russia before 1917

to surrender one's office, throne, or authority

governing council in the former Soviet Union

an economic system that is controlled by a single central government

a policy of openness introduced in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s

a policy of economic restructuring in the former Soviet Union in the late 1980s

the currency of the Russian Federation

system of selling goods and services outside official channels

to break up into small, mutually hostile political units

a person who starts and builds a business

to formally add a region to a country

to increase the variety of something, such as industries

the state-led debilitation or elimination of the political institutions sustaining an existing democracy

Based on the trade city of Kiev

Adopts Christianity, Becomes the center of Eastern Europe

Destroyed by the Mongols

an extensive area of level and rolling, treeless country, often covered by rich, fertile soil.

This region straddles the Caucasus Mountains between the Black and Caspian Seas. Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia are here.

Slavic Region in mountains of south/eastern Europe

A region of central and eastern Russia, stretching from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, known for its mineral resources and for being a place of political exile

an economic system that is controlled by a single central government

a policy of openness introduced in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s

a policy of economic restructuring in the former Soviet Union in the late 1980s

the currency of the Russian Federation

to break up into small, mutually hostile political units

a person who starts and builds a business

the state-led debilitation or elimination of the political institutions sustaining an existing democracy

This region straddles the Caucasus Mountains between the Black and Caspian Seas. Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia are here.

Slavic Region in mountains of south/eastern Europe

A region of central and eastern Russia, stretching from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, known for its mineral resources and for being a place of political exile

to break up into small, mutually hostile political units

a person who starts and builds a business

to formally add a region to a country

to increase the variety of something, such as industries

the state-led debilitation or elimination of the political institutions sustaining an existing democracy

Based on the trade city of Kiev

Adopts Christianity, Becomes the center of Eastern Europe

Destroyed by the Mongols

an extensive area of level and rolling, treeless country, often covered by rich, fertile soil.

This region straddles the Caucasus Mountains between the Black and Caspian Seas. Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia are here.

Slavic Region in mountains of south/eastern Europe

A region of central and eastern Russia, stretching from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, known for its mineral resources and for being a place of political exile

system in which the government controls most aspects of political and economic life

the name some geographers suggest should be used for the landmass of Europe and Asia

sea almost completely surrounded by land

treeless plain the Arctic where short grasses and mosses grow

coniferous forest found south of the tundra in Northern Eurasia

temperate grassland that is often lightly wooded, found in Europe and Asia

group of people who share such things as culture, language, and religion

a revolution without bloodshed which took place in Czechoslovakia during the late 1980s

the process of selling government owned industries and businesses to private owners

a layer of soil just below the earth's surface that stays permanently frozen